§ COLONEL HAMILTON (Southwark, Rotherhithe)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether any steps have been taken to re-assess the amount of compensation granted to those Regimental Colonels of the Royal Artillery who have been compulsorily retired on account of age, having regard to the several representations made by these officers, and the fact that the awards of the sums already granted have been received under protest?
§ * MR. E. STANHOPEYes, Sir. The awards made to these officers have in all cases been re-assessed, on the basis that the emoluments of a regimental colonel of Artillery during his later years in the rank were higher than those he received when first promoted to it.